Rinse 1/2 cup of quinoa in a sieve/strainer, drain, and allow to dry on a few sheets of paper towels. Drying time will vary, I usually rinse, strain, and just walk away. While you’re waiting, saute onion and garlic in 1 teaspoon of olive oil until transparent and set aside. Once your quinoa is dry, toss it into a pot and allow it to toast on medium heat for just a minute or so, while stirring. You don’t quite want to brown it, just a light toasting. Next add 3/4 cup of broth and bring to a boil. Once the bubbles start flying, reduce to low, cover, and simmer for approximately 12 minutes. You can season before simmering or after, totally up to you! After 12 minutes have passed, remove lid, fluff with a fork, and season if you haven’t already. If it’s still a little liquid-y let it simmer for another minute or so until it’s nice and fluffy. Add sauteed onions and garlic, black beans and corn. Stir gently to incorporate and serve hot with your favorite mix-ins and toppings! =) I ate mine with chopped tomatoes, guacamole, and tortilla chips. The only thing missing was a margarita! Ole!

I’ve totally already made this TWICE this week! Move over beans and rice! This one pot wonder is here to stay. It was so light and refreshing and flavorful! And the guacamole and chips made a perfect compliment! I wound up mushing it all together (so attractive, right?) so I got a little bit of everything in each bite. Delish!

Love me some quinoa! Why have a carby grain when you can have a carby and protein filled-grain?! I use it in place of rice all.the.time! And I’m all about mushing/mixing after the blogger photo shoot! I’m definitely not one of those peeps who gets weirded out by their food touching! Famous words of Grandma Broccoli: It’s all going to the same place anyways!

I’m afraid of quinoa. Well, not eating it, because I LOVE it, but afraid of cooking it. I think I need a step by step tutorial or someone to sit with me as I do it because I am scared to death of messing it up! Your’s looks delicious though – so I really MUST learn to cook it! I’m in love with whole wheat couscous right now.

I love quinoa! It’s been a staple in my diet for quite a while. I haven’t made it in at least a month which is just ridiculous since it’s in my pantry. I like it with black beans, salsa, avocado and cilantro.

I’m an official quinoa convert! When I first tasted it a year ago, I wasn’t such a fan. But it’s grown on me, and now it’s definitely my grain of choice! This recipe combines some of my very favorite foods: beans, corn, and guacamole, which means I have no choice other than to make it!

Mmmm quinoa! I fell in love with it at Thanksgiving– my uncle is a doctor and couldn’t stop talking about its health benefits, and then he made the quinoa the main stuffing ingredient in a chile relleno. Perfect!

Thank you, thank you for posting this. We’ve been eating more and more quinoa and I never know what to do to doctor it up! Will try on Cinco De Mayo! And please tell me you are more than just 2 chips! I reallly need to take more notes from you! Love your blog and just noticed the DIY stuff, too! Duh!

I’m an official quinoa convert! When I first tasted it a year ago, I wasn’t such a fan. But it’s grown on me, and now it’s definitely my grain of choice! This recipe combines some of my very favorite foods: beans, corn, and guacamole, which means I have no choice other than to make it!

I’m afraid of quinoa. Well, not eating it, because I LOVE it, but afraid of cooking it. I think I need a step by step tutorial or someone to sit with me as I do it because I am scared to death of messing it up! Your’s looks delicious though – so I really MUST learn to cook it! I’m in love with whole wheat couscous right now.

as a first quinoa cooker, I followed your recipe and I want to say thank you! I added some stuff tho: I followed the how-to on the quinoa (i would have been lost w/out the recipe!) but I sauteed shrooms, green peppers, onions, garlic w/evoo and then added some peas too- i had it on hand and it worked out well! oh yeah, we added lemon pepper which was pretty good w/it

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